Kids' Favorites Summer 2022

Favorite titles shared with staff by kids who participated in our Summer Learning Program, June-July 2022.

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Book cover for "Babymouse"
Star rating for Babymouse
Series:
Babymouse volume 8.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Book cover for "Beautiful oops!"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Demonstrates the many ways that torn, crinkled, and smudged bits of paper can be transformed into various shapes and images.
Book cover for "Because of Winn-Dixie"
Star rating for Because of Winn-Dixie
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
Description:
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
Book cover for "The bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941"
Star rating for The bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
Series:
I survived volume 4.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Sand flew up into Danny's eyes. And then from behind him, a huge explosion seemed to shatter the world. The force lifted Danny off his feet and threw him onto the ground. And then Danny couldn't hear anything at all.
Book cover for "The book with no pictures"
Star rating for The book with no pictures
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
Description:
"In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "The boy who drew birds"
Star rating for The boy who drew birds
Average Rating:
4 stars
Book cover for "The bug in the bog"
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Description:
A bug singing happily in a bog and the hungry frog that is watching are covered by a thick fog, with surprising results.
Book cover for "Cakes in space"
Star rating for Cakes in space
Series:
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Astra teams up with robot Pilbeam to regain control of the spaceship transporting her and her family to a new planet when the Nom-o-Tron 9000 Food Synthesizer begins producing aggressive cakes that threaten to destroy the ship.
Book cover for "Charlie and the chocolate factory"
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
"Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie...
Book cover for "Diary of a wimpy kid"
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Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
Greg records his sixth-grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

11. Dog Man

Book cover for "Dog Man"
Star rating for Dog Man
Series:
Dog Man volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
From worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey comes Dog Man, the canine cop who's part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!

George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

Dav Pilkey's wildly

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12. Dogs

Book cover for "Dogs"
Star rating for Dogs
Description:
Big dogs, small dogs, stripy dogs, spotty dogs. There are so many different kinds of dogs. How can anyone pick one type of dog to love the most?
Book cover for "Dolphins"
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Description:
"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to dolphins. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "The Dragonet Prophecy"
Star rating for The Dragonet Prophecy
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this first-ever graphic novel adaptation!

Not every dragonet wants a destiny . . . Clay has grown up under the mountain, chosen along with four other dragonets to fulfill a mysterious prophecy and end the war between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia. He's not so sure about the prophecy part, but Clay can't imagine not living with the other dragonets; they're his best...
Book cover for "A drop of hope"
Star rating for A drop of hope
Description:
"Times are tough in the small town of Cliffs Donnelly, Ohio (sarcastically called If Only), especially for some of the kids at Rod Serling Middle School, but then an old dry well suddenly begins to grant wishes, or so it seems--three of the students, Ernest Wilmette, Ryan Hardy, and Lizzy MacComber, know what is happening (but do they really?), because sometimes a good deed can make magic happen." --
Book cover for "Firebears"
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Description:
Always ready to fight fires, the Firebears of Fire Station Number Eight slide down poles, rescue cats, and save people from burning houses.
Book cover for "Full house"
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Book cover for "Gangsta Granny"
Star rating for Gangsta Granny
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Ben dreads staying at his granny's house every Friday night. But then he discovers that she had a dark secret. Join Ben on the adventure of a lifetime, as he and his granny plot the greatest jewel heist in the history of the world.
Book cover for "Green eggs and ham"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Enjoy the silliness as Sam-I-Am attempts to entice his friend with green eggs and ham in different locations. Will his friend ever try the green eggs and ham?
Book cover for "Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone"
Star rating for Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
After he is rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.